Hone for razors or the like



Dec. 15, 1931. N, WR BILE 1,836,765

HONE FOR RAZORS OR THE LIKE Filed June 5, 1930 llvvewrm? Nam/e M/ah/e Arrow/ens Patented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES NATALIE MIRABILE, F .L'LBANY, YORK BONE FOR RAZORS 0R TEE LIKE Application filed June 5, 1930. Serial No. 459,282.

My invention more particularly relates to a hone which may be heated to a temperature sufliciently high to sterilize a razor or other article during the honing operation.

Hitherto it has been the common practice, in order to sterilize a razor after use, either to permit hot water to run over the same or to dip it in boiling water. Water with which the razor is sterilized however is generally located at'some distance from the place where it is to be used. Furthermore, after sterilizing with water it is necessary or at least desirable to wipe the water adhering to the razor therefrom all of which requires a considerable amount of time.

In accordance with my invention the hone which is used for sharpening the razor is heated to a temperature sufficiently high to sterilize it so that the honing and the sterilizing operations may be carrled out at the same time.

My invention will best be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in p which I have illustrated the preferred embodiment thereof and in which- Fig. 1 is a plan view, partially broken away, of a hone embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a perspective of the hone, with a cover in position thereon; and

Fi 5 is a view in cross section of the cover. Lil ie reference characters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

Referring now to the drawings the device comprises a base member, 10, which may be formed of any suitable material such as coarse stone, metal or the like. Mounted upon the base, 10, is a hone, 11, preferably comprising two portions, 111 and 112, the portion, 111, being formed of relatively coarse or rough material for the preliminary sharpening or honing of the razor, and the portion, 112, being formed of relatively fine material which gives to the razor or other article a very sharp edge and at the same time sterilizes the same in the manner hereinafter described. The hone proper, 11, is provided on its sides with recesses, 12 and 13, between which is located a rib, 14, extending downwardly (when the hone is supported horizontally as in Figs. 1 and 2) flush with the lower surface of the hone, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The rib, 14, however does not extend the entire length of the hone.

Mounted in the recesses, 12 and 13, is a resistance member, 15, the two ends of which at the left hand end of the device, as viewed in Fig. 1, are electrically connected to terminals, 16, secured in a suitable insulating member, 17, which is received in a recess, 18, formed at one end of the device, both the end of the base and of the hone preferably being recessed. The insulating member, 17 may be secured in position in any desired manner as by forming thesame with an outwardly extending flange which is received in a groove; 19, formed both in the base and in the hone, so that when the base, 10, and hone, 11, are secured together as by screws, 20, the insulating member, 17, will be secured in posit-ion and the terminals, 16, which pass throu h the same will also be fixed in position. T e terminals, 16, may be secured against the insulating member, 17 by nuts, 21. The two portions of the resistance grid in the recesses,

12 and 13, are connected together as at 22.

The resistance grid is preferably encased in mica or other suitable insulating material as indicated at 23. I

Preferably the handle, 21, of the device also formsxa plug by which electric current is conducted from a suitable source of supply to the resistance grid. The handle, as indicated in Fig. 1 is provided at its inner end with receptacles, 25, in which the terminals, 16, are received and which are in turn connected to the conductors, 26, and 27, respectively, which may pass through the handle.

It will be noted in Fig. 1 that the recess, 18, is sufiiciently deep so that when the insulating member, 17 is placed in position within the recess, there is still a recess formed in the end of the device in which the inner end of the handle is received which recess as-' sists in supporting the handle in position and prevents strain on the terminals.

Preferably the other end of the hone from that to which the handle is connected is cut m9 away as indicated at 27 to form a recess in It will be noted that the hone is comparatively thin and is thinner than the base portion. By making the hone thin, it is brought up to a temperature sufficiently high to sterilize the razor or the like much quicker than would be the" case if it were made the same thickness as the base of the device. 7

Preferably the hone when not in us e is protected from dust and the like by a cover which is indicated, generally, at 28,.and may be formed of any suitable material such as metal, leather or the like; The coveris are receivedin' metal sockets, '30, suitably se-V cured 'imrecsses, asby cement, located in one side of the base; i The cover is-likewise provided'near the other edge preferably with a single lug, 31, though more than one may be used, which is received in; a socket, 32, similarly secured inia recess, formed on thefoppbsite' side of the base. Such a cover protects the hone, when not in use, from any dust, cinders, or the like which might otherwise accumulate and interfere with the honing dperation. 1 V

'WhileI have described my invention in its preferred embodiment it is to be understood that the words whichI have lused are words of description 'rather than of limitation and that changes Within the purview of the appended claims may be made without departingv from the true scopeand spirit of my in vention in its broader aspects.

.What I claim is. I

.I; In. a device. of the character, described.

a;baseinember, a bone formed of material 7 suitable for sharpening a-razo'rvor the like securedtosald base, an electrical resistance member mounted between said base andsald timers; and conductors passing through said handle and electrically connected to said sockets", 'a'reces'sbeing formed in said base and k A said hone atone'end of the device for the formed near one edge with lugs, 29, wh1ch reception of the d of said handle.

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hone,- and'meansfor supplying'electriccur rent'to said resistance member, suflici'ent heat being. imparted by said resistance member'to said hone to raise the temperature thereof sufficiently high to sterilize a razor or the like while being honed thereon;

:2; In a device ofthecharacter described, aba'se member, a hone formedof a material suitable for sharpening'a razor or thelike secured to said base, an electrical resistance mounted between said base and said h'one, terminals connected-to the ends of said resistance Jinember, a handle formed with sockets adapted to engage said terminals, and

In a device fof the character described, a base member, a hone formed of a material suitable forsharpening a. razor or'the like and securedto said base,' an' ele'ctrical resist means for supplyingfcurrent to said sockets.

ance member'loc ated between said base and 7 said hone",'terminals connected to the ends of said resistancenmember, a handle-formed with. sockets adapted to engage said ter- 'minals, and conductors" passinglthrough said 

